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Hiroshi and I stood outside the Faraday cage, each of us double-checking the equipment setup. The disassembly device was strapped securely to a jig, suspended from a long mechanical arm. Johnson had rigged a counterbalance system, allowing us to manually guide the device into position from a safe distance.

"Alright, Hiroshi, let's go through the checklist one more time before we proceed," I said, my eyes scanning the tablet in my hands.

Hiroshi nodded, his own tablet at the ready. "First up, disassembly device secure and calibrated?"

"Check," I confirmed, glancing at the device.

"Counterbalance system operational?"